This is a list of the worst polluted cities in the US, as of November 2008.
These cities had the most number of days in the past year when the amount of pollutants in the air was considered to be unhealthy or hazardous by the EPA.
Pittsburgh (population 2,462,571)
Los Angeles (17,775,984)
Fresno (CA) (1,038,101)
Bakersfield (CA) (780,117)
Birmingham (AL) (1,180,206)
Logan (UT) (111,156)
Salt Lake City (1,632,184)
Sacramento (2,373,596)
Detroit (5,410,014)
Washington, D.C. (8,211,213)
Eugene (OR) (337,870)
Provo (UT) (474,180)
Chicago (9,725,317)
New York (21,976,224)
Cleveland (2,917,801)
San Jose (7,228,948)
Fairbanks (AK) (86,754)
Hanford (CA) (146,153)
Indianapolis (1,984,644)
Visalia (CA) (419,909)
Harrisburg (PA) (652,263)
Louisville (KY) (1,356,798)
Philadelphia (6,382,714)
Modesto (CA) (512,138)
State College (PA) (140,953)
SOURCES: American Lung Association, State of the Air: 2008, EPA
This is a list of the least polluted cities in the US, as of November 2008.
These cities, listed in alphabetical order, had no days in the past year when the amount of pollutants in the air was considered to be unhealthy or hazardous by the EPA.
Alexandria (LA)
Amarillo (TX)
Bismarck (ND)
Brownsville (TX)
Cheyenne (WY)
Colorado Springs (CO)
Corpus Christi (TX)
Fargo (ND)
Farmington (NM)
Flagstaff (AZ)
Fort Collins (CO)
Great Falls (MT)
Longview (TX)
Midland (TX)
Pueblo (CO)
Redding (CA)
Salinas (CA)
San Luis Obispo (CA) YES!!!! I knew there was a reason why I love my hometown so much!
Santa Barbara (CA)
Santa Fe (NM)
Sioux Falls (SD)
Tucson (AZ)
Valdosta (GA)
SOURCES: American Lung Association, State of the Air: 2008, EPA
Least Wasteful Cities in America
10 Most Polluted Cities in the World
State of the Air
I have been trying without much success to find out which World cities are the least polluted, but as with most things on the Internet, it is very hard to sift through biased information. And much of what I have seen is not current enough to mention. Forbes has just come out with this list..
The World's Cleanest Countries
These cities had the most number of days in the past year when the amount of pollutants in the air was considered to be unhealthy or hazardous by the EPA.
Pittsburgh (population 2,462,571)
Los Angeles (17,775,984)
Fresno (CA) (1,038,101)
Bakersfield (CA) (780,117)
Birmingham (AL) (1,180,206)
Logan (UT) (111,156)
Salt Lake City (1,632,184)
Sacramento (2,373,596)
Detroit (5,410,014)
Washington, D.C. (8,211,213)
Eugene (OR) (337,870)
Provo (UT) (474,180)
Chicago (9,725,317)
New York (21,976,224)
Cleveland (2,917,801)
San Jose (7,228,948)
Fairbanks (AK) (86,754)
Hanford (CA) (146,153)
Indianapolis (1,984,644)
Visalia (CA) (419,909)
Harrisburg (PA) (652,263)
Louisville (KY) (1,356,798)
Philadelphia (6,382,714)
Modesto (CA) (512,138)
State College (PA) (140,953)
SOURCES: American Lung Association, State of the Air: 2008, EPA
This is a list of the least polluted cities in the US, as of November 2008.
These cities, listed in alphabetical order, had no days in the past year when the amount of pollutants in the air was considered to be unhealthy or hazardous by the EPA.
Alexandria (LA)
Amarillo (TX)
Bismarck (ND)
Brownsville (TX)
Cheyenne (WY)
Colorado Springs (CO)
Corpus Christi (TX)
Fargo (ND)
Farmington (NM)
Flagstaff (AZ)
Fort Collins (CO)
Great Falls (MT)
Longview (TX)
Midland (TX)
Pueblo (CO)
Redding (CA)
Salinas (CA)
San Luis Obispo (CA) YES!!!! I knew there was a reason why I love my hometown so much!
Santa Barbara (CA)
Santa Fe (NM)
Sioux Falls (SD)
Tucson (AZ)
Valdosta (GA)
SOURCES: American Lung Association, State of the Air: 2008, EPA
Least Wasteful Cities in America
10 Most Polluted Cities in the World
State of the Air
I have been trying without much success to find out which World cities are the least polluted, but as with most things on the Internet, it is very hard to sift through biased information. And much of what I have seen is not current enough to mention. Forbes has just come out with this list..
The World's Cleanest Countries
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